GiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoReligious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkReligious 'Nones' are now the largest single group in the U.S.www.npr.orgGiddyGap@lemm.ee to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareouter_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThis is misleading. They made each of the different denominations of Christianity a separate group, but atheists, agnostics, and people who believe in a higher power but don’t belong to any specific religion are all lumped together.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoExactly. If you believe in a monotheistic god and venerate Jesus but say you aren’t affiliated with any Christian church, you are a ‘none.’
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.socialcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThe real statistic here is that people have stopped going to church.
minus-squarenicetriangle@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWell it’s a step in the right direction I guess
This is misleading. They made each of the different denominations of Christianity a separate group, but atheists, agnostics, and people who believe in a higher power but don’t belong to any specific religion are all lumped together.
Exactly. If you believe in a monotheistic god and venerate Jesus but say you aren’t affiliated with any Christian church, you are a ‘none.’
The real statistic here is that people have stopped going to church.
Well it’s a step in the right direction I guess